Graphic Organizer

This step is due in printed form at the end of your English class on

Friday, March 4th!

Purpose: The graphic organizer is designed to be a visual tool to help you:

1. organize your information to help prepare for writing the draft of your paper

2. evaluate which areas of the topic are the most important to support your thesis

So, use visual tools to organize your work. Consider using images/shapes, lines/arrows, font:
size color style placement on the page
Guidelines:
1. Write your thesis on your graphic organizer.
2. Read your topic proposal and highlight each of the main categories of supporting evidence.
3. Write the key word(s) for each category on your graphic organizer.
4. Determine which categories are the most important for supporting your thesis, and use visual tools on your graphic organizer to represent the order information will appear in your paper.

Here are some sources where you can find ideas for graphic organizers:
http://freeology.com/graphicorgs/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/
(Enchanted Learning requires a subscription; if you see a format that you like, google it to find a free one!)
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphic-organizers/printable/6293.html